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2 Dead, 16 Missing Due To Mudslide In Northern China: Report
Two people died and 16 others are missing after a mudslide triggered by heavy rains occurred near the northern Chinese city of Xi'an, state media reported Saturday.
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Over 2,600 Evacuated As Heavy Rains Trigger Flash Floods In Parts Of China
Chongqing, a sprawling municipality in southwest China, issued heightened warnings for heavy rain in 24 districts and counties on Friday, according to state media, as downpours pummel the area and numerous rivers threaten to overflow their banks.
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16 Killed, Dozens Missing After Flash Flood In Northwest China
Sixteen people have been killed and dozens are missing in flash flooding in northwest China after a sudden downpour triggered mudslides and caused a river to change course, state media reported Thursday.
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Driver Dies, Several Injured As Bullet Train Derails In China: Report
Two coaches of a bullet train derailed in China's Guizhou Province due to a mudslide killing the driver and injuring 7 passengers, reported China's Global Times today.
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Questions Mount Over Failure To Prevent China Mudslide
Officials highlighted their handling of the search for 76 missing people at a collapsed mountain of construction waste as questions mounted today about why leaders in southern China's most prominent manufacturing city didn't act months earlier to prevent the disaster.
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Mudslides Kill 14 in Southwest China, 11 Missing
Fourteen people were killed and 11 others are still missing after mudslides swept through two villages in southwest China on Monday following days of heavy rain, state news agency Xinhua reported.
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Mudslides Kill 11 in Southwest China, 14 Missing
Eleven people were killed and 14 others are still missing after mudslides swept through two villages in southwest China on Monday, following days of heavy rain, state news agency Xinhua reported.
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17 Missing in China Mudslide
17 Missing in China Mudslide
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Weeklong storms in China traps tourists, kill 69
Chinese state media say at least 100 tourists, including 38 Vietnamese nationals, have been trapped in China's northwest after heavy storms this past week flooded streams and triggered mudslides, killing at least 69 people.
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Mudslide in western China buries dozens of people
Flooding in western China, the worst in 50 years for some areas, has triggered a landslide that buried up to 40 people and destroyed a high-profile memorial to a devastating 2008 earthquake.
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Flooding in China forces 94,000 people to flee
Flooding killed four people and forced the evacuation of 94,000 in the north China port city of Dandong after heavy rains caused the Yalu river to breach its banks, state media said on Sunday. Rain continued to fall on Sunday in the region, which borders North Korea, but the official Xinhua News Agency reported that water levels along the Ya...
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China train falls in river after bridge collapse
Two carriages of a passenger train fell into a river on Thursday after floods knocked out a bridge in southwestern China, but all passengers were able to escape safely, state media reported.The accident happened in Guanghan, a city about 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of the Sichuan provincial capital of Chengdu, when floods loosened piers on the S...
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Girl digs with hands to rescue family in China
Tired and injured, an 18-year-old girl braved inclement weather and dug with her bare hands for three days in a vain attempt to rescue her family members buried under mudslides in northwest China.Rescuers found her in a chest-deep mud hole Sunday in Beijie village of Zhouqu county, after a massive mudslide hit the community. But Zeng didn't give up...
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2 Dead, 16 Missing Due To Mudslide In Northern China: Report
Two people died and 16 others are missing after a mudslide triggered by heavy rains occurred near the northern Chinese city of Xi'an, state media reported Saturday.
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Over 2,600 Evacuated As Heavy Rains Trigger Flash Floods In Parts Of China
Chongqing, a sprawling municipality in southwest China, issued heightened warnings for heavy rain in 24 districts and counties on Friday, according to state media, as downpours pummel the area and numerous rivers threaten to overflow their banks.
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16 Killed, Dozens Missing After Flash Flood In Northwest China
Sixteen people have been killed and dozens are missing in flash flooding in northwest China after a sudden downpour triggered mudslides and caused a river to change course, state media reported Thursday.
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Driver Dies, Several Injured As Bullet Train Derails In China: Report
Two coaches of a bullet train derailed in China's Guizhou Province due to a mudslide killing the driver and injuring 7 passengers, reported China's Global Times today.
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Questions Mount Over Failure To Prevent China Mudslide
Officials highlighted their handling of the search for 76 missing people at a collapsed mountain of construction waste as questions mounted today about why leaders in southern China's most prominent manufacturing city didn't act months earlier to prevent the disaster.
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Mudslides Kill 14 in Southwest China, 11 Missing
Fourteen people were killed and 11 others are still missing after mudslides swept through two villages in southwest China on Monday following days of heavy rain, state news agency Xinhua reported.
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Mudslides Kill 11 in Southwest China, 14 Missing
Eleven people were killed and 14 others are still missing after mudslides swept through two villages in southwest China on Monday, following days of heavy rain, state news agency Xinhua reported.
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17 Missing in China Mudslide
17 Missing in China Mudslide
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Weeklong storms in China traps tourists, kill 69
Chinese state media say at least 100 tourists, including 38 Vietnamese nationals, have been trapped in China's northwest after heavy storms this past week flooded streams and triggered mudslides, killing at least 69 people.
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Mudslide in western China buries dozens of people
Flooding in western China, the worst in 50 years for some areas, has triggered a landslide that buried up to 40 people and destroyed a high-profile memorial to a devastating 2008 earthquake.
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Flooding in China forces 94,000 people to flee
Flooding killed four people and forced the evacuation of 94,000 in the north China port city of Dandong after heavy rains caused the Yalu river to breach its banks, state media said on Sunday. Rain continued to fall on Sunday in the region, which borders North Korea, but the official Xinhua News Agency reported that water levels along the Ya...
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China train falls in river after bridge collapse
Two carriages of a passenger train fell into a river on Thursday after floods knocked out a bridge in southwestern China, but all passengers were able to escape safely, state media reported.The accident happened in Guanghan, a city about 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of the Sichuan provincial capital of Chengdu, when floods loosened piers on the S...
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Girl digs with hands to rescue family in China
Tired and injured, an 18-year-old girl braved inclement weather and dug with her bare hands for three days in a vain attempt to rescue her family members buried under mudslides in northwest China.Rescuers found her in a chest-deep mud hole Sunday in Beijie village of Zhouqu county, after a massive mudslide hit the community. But Zeng didn't give up...
